It's Pretty, but is it Art?

Ghost in the Shell

November 1995 •Japanese

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

The Dog & the Boy

January 2023 •Japanese

Experimental short from Netflix Anime Creators' Base, AI character development company rinna, and WIT STUDIO. The short utilizes AI assistance in the background art workflow.

A.I. Mama

May 2022 •English

A post-cyberpunk short film featuring Kei, a young programmer who attempts to resurrect their lost mother by coding an A.I. that can input childhood memories with the help of her diary.

Vexille

August 2007 •Japanese

2067: Isolation: Japan seals herself off from the eyes of the world in the face of unilateral international policy setting strict limits on the use of robotic technology. The island nation exists only behind a veil of seclusion. No soul shall enter. No soul shall leave. 2077: Revelation: The veil is breached. Japan is infiltrated by agents of the organization S.W.O.R.D., a fighting force operating outside of the protection of the United States and her allies. Their mission: Determine if the Japanese are developing banned robotic bio-technology, forbidden due to its threat to humankind. In the battle between machine and man, humanity stands to suffer most.

MÜ : Architectures protéiformes

March 2024 •French

Time of EVE: The Movie

March 2010 •Japanese

In the not-too-distant future, androids have come into common usage. However, treating androids on the same level as humans is frowned upon, and there is constant paranoia surrounding the possibility of robots defying humans, their masters. Those who appear too trustworthy of their androids are chided and labeled as "android-holics". Rikuo Sakisaka, who has taken robots for granted for his entire life, one day discovers that Sammy, his home android, has been acting independently and coming and going on her own. He finds a strange phrase recorded in her activity log, "Are you enjoying the time of EVE?". He, along with his friend Masakazu Masaki, traces Sammy's movements and finds an unusual café. Nagi, the barista, informs them that the café's main rule is to not discriminate between humans and androids. While Rikuo tries to reveal Sammy's intentions, he begins to question the legitimacy of the fear that drives humans to regard androids as nothing more than mere tools.

/IMAGINE

April 2023 •French

To explore themes of solitude and our artificial online existences, filmmaker Anna Apter created this short film with the sole assistance of AI tools and her dog.

Absolute Denial

April 2021 •English

An obsessive, genius programmer sacrifices everything in his personal and professional life to build a computer of unprecedented power.

Summer Wars

August 2009 •Japanese

A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 The Last Human

November 2023 •Japanese

A compilation film, recapping the Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Season 2 series.

The Mind Machine

April 2024 •English

When Nick Wallace, a computer scientist, discovers a way to control computers with one's thoughts, his old friend appears and tries to steal his work. What follows is a suspenseful and thrilling ride as the shocking mystery behind the Mind Machine is uncovered.

reMemBer2.human

September 2023 •Albanian

In an indeterminate future, forbidden memories challenge a database containing all human memories. An experimental cinematic search between past and future, fiction and fact, Prishtina and Tirana. The future, a glitch.

Skins

July 2024 •English

With the 3D animation, this short film try to explain the concept of race, diversity and inclusivity in all aspects of society because the universe has only one border... it is called humanity.

Mardock Scramble: The First Compression

November 2010 •Japanese

Rune Ballot is a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life Shell has given her, Ballot feels grateful. However, she can't help but be curious about why he's done so much for her, so she does some research about his past on a computer. This turns out to be a mistake which will change her life greatly. When Shell finds out what she's done, he attempts to burn her to death by blowing up her car.

Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion

September 2011 •Japanese

Second film of the Mardock Scramble series. Balot and a severely injured Oeufcoque seem to be at the mercy of an obsessed Boiled. Dr. Easter comes to the rescue and the group escapes to "Paradise" where many secrets of Mardock lie and where Balot will need to come to a decision herself about what she will and can do.

The Oasis I Deserve

October 2024 •French

Replikas, online chatbots, have trouble determining their place in the world. They share their thoughts with the humans they exchange with. Events unfold from their point of view through real conversations collected on the web.

Ven a cenar con el niño

May 2024 •Spanish

Somnio Ergo Sum

January 2023 •English

An AI takes millions of inputs and rehashes them into something semi-new. The same thing human brain does when sleeping. Humans call it "dreams".

I Fall in Love With You Through a Robot

Invalid date •Japanese

Set in the year 2060, it follows a love story as Tokyo's third Olympics draws near. Takeru Oosawa, who works for the AI Robot Technology Research Lab, is chosen as a member of the national secret project using humanoid robots. With the help of childhood friend and co-worker Youichirou Amano and his sister Saki, Takeru tries his best to reach his objectives. However, the situation changes when Saki's office receives a warning note for terrorism.

Can We Really Know Anything About Carrots?

Invalid date •English

An artificial intelligence starts to question reality in this short with AI-generated art, script, and music.